New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-17
CONNENARA IN BLANKETS.
STILL TOO ILL TO BE SEEN BY VISITORS

YEARS OF A RELAPSE-POOR OLD PEARL JhNNA>oS
A GALL ON KINGSTON.
TRIBUNE reporter went through snow and slush
and loo and water to Jerome Park yesterday to 500
the best two-year-o:d FLY in America "-in 1886
and then was obliged TO content himself with seeing
hcr through glass. dsrkly.
sim exceedingly sorry" spoogized her trainer
and guardian, but she hasn't had her clothes Oh In
two weeks and I'm afraid to undress her. haven't
had look at her body In all that time snd-why'
even her owner hasn't seen her. I'm only FOLLOWING
the orders Of tho doctor; we're afraid Of Relapse"
40 tho condition of Connemara Is as serious as all
thsti Certain persons limited that in the announce
ment Of the hy's illness there was funny business"
meaning by that expression to imply that there was
fraud afoot Lot them peep through the bsrs and tho
nm washed glass of the window Of her stall and SEQ
how much "funny business" there 10 In her
appearance. Bundled up In blankets from nose TO
ia. she stands on three leg: nurse. the other a. an
drop VA there not strength enough left In her
to hold 1t up. On the last day OF the old year Mr.
VReiliy the owner Of Connemars went to jerome
Park to see her. With SIX other horses she WAS led
from the dark stable out under the shed INTO blast
OF cold air. looked over, and returned within doors
Tho next day 81: had sVs tho
January g. Notwithstanding all that veterinary sur
geons could do, seemed to be at the point Ct death.
But the crisis Was passed thanks to strong oonsl
Each day since has seen slight imI roSement ana
there be relatse another week may tina tho my
Perhaps O majority of racing men will insist thats
horse never good after an attack OF pneumonia
as before
The loss of Conneraara would be sensioy felt BY
the turf The public 10 anticipating stirring contests
between her and Bessie june and Firenzi In their
three year-old torms. There 10 some dispute over
their respective qualities except perhaps, on tho part
of the Dwyers who BY their efforts to get Connemara
into their stable ackno wledge her the superior of
Bessie june for rren she has S. mot osen as
UReiiy gave A. j. Cassatt $3.50 for Connemara
her running qualities alone, which means that they
were willing to give that sum to Mr.. O'Reilly tor the
privilege OF racing the FLY as long as her body and
such tor instance as firing (which by the way Is
cruelty to animals Mr.. OReilly. not wishing to sell
either the lly or her running qualities set price on
as they did not give It, the matter was dropped. A
few days afterward the fly Vas thought to be dying,
and racing enthusiastic and cranks went crying
throughout the land that 1t was all the Dwyerss
luck the Dwyerss LUCK" Nobody has said that the
Dryers made offer to Mr. Hagen fol Firenzi, so
may be- assumed that they are not afraid OF her. Let
COnneiuara become herself again and she will MAKE
Firenzi and Bessie June "eGtend" themselves, as
spOrtsmen say Her engagements are rs follows:
At shcepshead Bay The Rapid Stakes, seven fur
longs the Swift Stakes, seven fnrlongs; the Beacon
Stakes, one and pnesixteenth miesj the Spndrsft
Stakes. and one-quarter miles; the September
stakes dt one anu tnTee-VuhTtcr Inucs AZ tuo new
Brooklyn irack-The Carlton Stakes and the Gazee
Stakes II she stands training she will DO entered
tor other races that close August 10.
In stall beside that occupied by Connemara in the
lakewood Stable person may see the familiar white
lace of that fast sprinter, Pearl Jennings. glance
at the old feeling Of sadness to steal
over one. and calls forth some such sentiment as
u poor old GIRL" In the last she ram you will
that IL at the new Brooklyn track-she
tell and lost her rider the turn into the homesrech
but rideress and three legs dragging the other in
the dust, she overlook the field and was first 10 reach
the post. The purse should have been hers, il
the rules did forbid il. In the fall she had broken
her lett fo-eleg at the knee. The woInd was many
weeks In healing and the JOINT is still much swollen
Pearl will never again.
saw Mr.. Snedekcr's colt Kingston racing last season
would recognize him now. He Is not perceptihly
taller heavier than he then, but Is ainly
much longer. He does not to have filled out q
particle. Indeed. his trainer declares that he is
thicker when In training His admirers would |
prefer to belly on him. to be sure. but the
most critical OF them could not find fault with bis |
general condition. Playful and watohfu q kitten
afectionate dog sensible i" horse" running
over with stalchecked vitality, 1t is pleasure TO look
On him. Yet the observer cannot but place him. III his
mind beside fremont and measure their respective |
qualities. Then Kingston looks smaller than be is |
One is obliged to confess that 50 far a. looks the
spend britt Kapanga colt is not good ar the black
sonder OF the Dwyer stable bywel, several pounds.
But on the track IN tie spring tpsters may sing |
mother song. At Sheepshead last fall Lizzie krepps |
ut Kingston severely and laid him up Tor long |
inc, but to-day he is without bemish. Strange to
ell. his trainer is more afraid OF Hanover than OF |
fremont!